Newport's Native American heritage will be featured in a new permanent display at the Center.
In 1992 an ancient Native American fish weir(a submerged wooden fish trap) was discovered in Sebasticook Lake. The weir is at least 5,800 years old, pre-dating the pyramids of ancient Egypt, making it the oldest dated fish weir in North America.
The Fish Weir display, designed by Maine State Archaeologist Dr. Arthur Spiess, will provide the public's only access to what is certainly the most historically significant artifact representing Newport's Native American Heritage.